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Politics and Culture of the Developing World de Richard J. Payne

Politics and Culture of the Developing World

Autor Richard J. Payne, Jamal R. Nassar
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 iul 2009
From decolonization and democratization to religion and gender, Politics and Culture in the Developing World is a comprehensive survey of the global context of development. With in-depth and current examples from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East., this text examines the central political themes in the developing world. Throughout, Politics and Culture in the Developing World demonstrates how globalization both accelerates change and increases interdependence between developing and developed countries.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780205704927
ISBN-10: 0205704921
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 187 x 232 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:4Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Longman
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Chapter 1. Government, Politics, and Cultures in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America
Chapter 2. Global Interdependence
Chapter 3. Religion and Politics
Chapter 4. Nationalism, Colonialism, and Independence
Chapter 5. Global and Domestic Inequalities
Chapter 6. Challenges of Development
Chapter 7. The Costs of Development
Chapter 8. Women in the Developing World
Chapter 9. Transitions to Democracy and Human Rights
Chapter 10. Political Leadership and State Capacity          
Chapter 11. Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflict, and Conflict Resolution      
Chapter 12. Migration
Chapter 13. Foreign Relations of the Developing Countries

Notă biografică

Richard J. Payne is Distinguished Professor of Politics and Government at Illinois State University.
 
Jamal R. Nassar is Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at California State University, San Bernardino.

Caracteristici

  • “Globalization” boxes at the beginning of each chapter draw students into the material and reinforce the text’s globalization theme.
  • “Making a Difference” boxes tell the story of how an individual has helped bring about change in society, engaging students in the story of a real person and encouraging them to get involved in their world.
  • “You Decide” boxes ask students to employ their critical-thinking skills by analyzing controversial issues and reaching conclusions about them.
  • Case studies in every chapter enable students to apply concepts to real world situations, making the material more relevant and interesting.
  • Marginal key terms help students to understand terms as they come across them and allow them to easily identify main concepts.
  • Annotated web site addresses at the end of each chapter give students reliable Web resources for further study.
  • Discussion questions at the end of each chapter engage students' critical thinking skills and provide further starting points for class discussion.

Caracteristici noi

  • Chapter 1, “Government, Politics, and Cultures in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America” discusses how new developments in world politics make studying the developing world more relevant than ever before. 
  • Chapter 4, “Nationalism, Colonialism, and Independence” includes a new section on the history of colonialism in the Caribbean. 
  • Chapter 6, “Challenges of Development” analyzes how non-state actors and trade liberalization is changing the development process. 
  • Chapter 9, “Transitions to Democracy and Human Rights” offers a new case study on Tibet. 
  • Chapter 13, “Foreign Relations of the Developing Countries” features expanded coverage of economic as well as security policy. 
  • Each chapter includes the latest political developments, scholarship, and data. 
  • A new test bank written by the author includes multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and essay questions for every chapter in the text.
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